Friday, August 22, 2014

Family History

We were at the Bristol Records Office and the Bristol Registry Office yesterday hunting down information about my maternal grandfather, William Richard Porter and his mysterious brother George - long disappeared. Here's our data dump so far, mostly based on my mother's recollections (Beryl Seel).

We're still researching, so this may not be the final story.

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William Richard Porter (son of George Samuel Porter)

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George Samuel Porter ("Grandad Porter")

Born: ???
Died: June 1938 aged 75 ??? (or was it Alfred Hewlett died around that time, Beryl's maternal grandfather?)

Address: Salmon Street, Kingsdown, Bristol (now demolished)

Occupation: Docker

Married twice

1. m. ??? and had two daughters Winny and Maisie (died in childbirth with Maisie)
- Maisie married Reg, a pianist with a band (controversially dyed his hair!).
- Winnie married George Batten (sp?) they had two girls.

Maisie and Winnie lived next door to each other in Raglan Road, Bishopston, Bristol

2. m. ??? ("Ma Porter") and had three children
- George Porter (b. December 1893? - Barton Regis)
-- married a non-white girl; banished for ever: disappeared.